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Officials Certification Program
The Officials Certification Program consists of five levels for Referees and Starters, three levels for Competitor Steward, Meet Coordinators, Timers, Finish Line Judges, Announcers, Recorders, and all other officials.
Each level has specific technical, practical and performance requirements.
• The technical requirements include attendance at a clinic of the appropriate level (please refer to Specific Certification Requirements).
• The practical requirements include officiating at the appropriate number of non-sanctioned and sanctioned competitions (please refer to Specific Certification Requirements) as either an assistant or chief official.
• The performance requirements include a satisfactory evaluation from the chief official or Level 3 or higher official, a documented recommendation from the Branch and a review and approval from the Branch and/or SSC ODC.
Responsibilities for certification are as follows:
a) Certification at Levels 1 and 2 is the responsibility of the Branch. Certification should follow the OCP requirements.
b) Certification at Levels 3B (SSC sanctioned meets) and 3A (National Age Class Championships/ Junior Trials) is the responsibility of SSC.
c) Certification at Level ISU International (International Competitions, including ISU sanctioned Can-Am competitions, Senior Trials) and Level ISU (World Cups, World Championships and Olympic Games) is the responsibility of both the SSC and the I.S.U.
To view Specific Certification requirements:
• Referees and Starters (Levels 1, 2, 3, ISU International and ISU)
• Competitors Stewards (Levels 3, ISU International and ISU )
• Meet Coordinators (Levels 1, 2, 3 )
• Recorders, Timers, Finish Line Judges, Announcers, and all other officials (Levels 1, 2 & 3)
Referees and Starters
Certification requirements for Referees and Starters (Levels 1, 2, 3, ISU International and ISU) are as follows:
a) Certification as a Level 1 official shall require attendance at a Level 1 clinic, satisfactory evaluation from Chief Referee/Starter, review and approval from Branch and being an assistant/starter at one or more non-sanctioned meet and one or more SSC sanctioned meet (province or regional level).
b) Certification as a Level 2 official shall require attendance at a Level 2 clinic, satisfactory evaluation from a level 3 or higher referee/starter, review and approval from Branch and being a referee/starter at 4 or more provincial/regional sanctioned meets and an assistant/starter at 2 or more SSC sanctioned meets (provincial/regional level).
c) Certification as a Level 3B official shall require attendance at a Level 3 clinic, documented recommendation from branch(using the standard form), two documented satisfactory evaluations from 2 different Level 3A or higher Referee/Starter(using the standard form), review and approval from SSC ODC, chief/starter official at 2 or more provincial/regional sanctioned meets, assistant/starter at 2 or more SSC sanctioned provincial/regional meets and assistant/starter at 2 or more SSC National sanctioned meets,
d) Certification as a Level 3A official shall require instructing a Level 1 clinic (referees only), documented recommendation from Branch(using the standard form), two documented satisfactory evaluations from 2 different level 3A or higher Referee/Starter, review and approval from SSC OCD, chief/starter at 3 or more SSC Sanctioned(provincial/regional level) meets and assistant at 3 or more SSC National/International sanctioned meets
e) Certification as a Level ISU International referee shall require instructing a Level 2 referees clinic, attending an I.S.U. clinic, two documented satisfactory evaluations from ISU International and/or ISU Referee, review and approval from SSC ODC, chief at 2 or more SSC sanctioned meets(national/international level) and assistant at 2 or more SSC sanctioned meets(national/international level)
Certification as a level ISU International starter shall require instructing a level 2 starters clinic, attending an ISU clinic, two documented satisfactory evaluations from ISU International and/ or ISU Starter, review and approval from SSC ODC, Starter at 4 or more SSC sanctioned meets(national/international level)
f) Certification as a Level ISU referee/starter shall require instructing a Level 3 clinic, recommendation from SSC to ISU for inclusion on ISU list, satisfactory performance as a referee/starter at 5 or more SSC sanctioned meets(national/international level).
Competitor Stewards
Certification requirements for Competitors Stewards (Levels 3, ISU International and ISU) are as follows:
a) Certification as a Level 3 official require attending a Competitors Steward clinic, satisfactory documented evaluations from ISU International and/or ISU Competitors Steward at 2 or more Canadian National competitions that use seeding and performance points to make up races, review and approval from SSC ODC, certification as level 3 Meet Coordinator or Recorder and assistant to the Competitors Steward at 4 or more National Competitions.
b) Certification as a Level ISU International official shall require attending an ISU regional clinic, two documented satisfactory evaluations from ISU International and /or ISU Competitors Steward, review and approval from SSC ODC and chief Competitors Steward at 4 or more SSC sanctioned meets (national/international level).
c) Certification as a Level ISU official shall require instructing a national Competitors Steward clinic, recommendation from SSC to ISU for inclusion on the ISU list, assistant to the Competitors Steward at 1 or more ISU International Competitions.
Meet Coordinators
Certification requirements for Meet Coordinators (Levels 1, 2, 3) are as follows:
a) Certification as a Level 1 official shall require attending a Level 1 Clinic, satisfactory evaluations from Meet Coordinator, review and approval from Branch, assisting at 1 or more non-sanctioned meets, assisting at 1 or more provincial/regional sanctioned meets
b) Certification as a Level 2 official shall require attending a Level 2 Clinic, satisfactory evaluations from level 3 or higher Meet Coordinator or Referee, review and approval from branch, being a chief official at two or more provincial/regional sanctioned meets, assisting at 2 or more SSC sanctioned meets
c) Certification as a Level 3 official shall require instructing a Level I clinic, attendance at a Level 3 clinic, documented recommendation from branch(using the standard form), satisfactory evaluation from level 3 or higher Meet Coordinator or Referee, chief, chief official at 3 or more provincial/regional sanctioned meets and assistant at 2 or more SSC sanctioned meets
Recorders, Timers, Finish Line Judges, Announcers and all other officials:
Certification requirements for Recorders, Timers, Finish Line Judges, Announcers, and all other officials (Levels 1, 2 and 3) are as follows:
a) Certification as a Level 1 official shall require attending a Level 1 clinic, satisfactory evaluation from Chief Recorder, Chief Timer/Finish Line Judge or Meet Coordinator, review and approval from branch, assistant at 1 or more non-sanctioned meets, assistant at 1 or more provincial/regional sanctioned meets
b) Certification as a Level 2 official shall require attending a Level 2 clinic, satisfactory evaluation from level 3 or higher Recorder, Timer/Finish Line Judge, Meet Coordinator or Referee, review and approval from branch, being a chief official at 2 or more provincial/regional sanctioned meets, assistant at 2 or more SSC sanctioned meets.
c) Certification as a Level 3 official shall require documented recommendation from branch(using the standard form) satisfactory evaluation from level 3 or higher Recorder, Timer/Finish Line Judge, Meet Coordinator or Referee, review and approval from SSC ODC, chief official at 3 or more provincial/regional sanctioned meets and assistant at 2 or more SSC sanctioned national level meets.
